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Tartu

/ˈtɑɹtu/

Tartu proper noun: the second-largest city in Estonia.

Proper noun

Tartu

  1. The second-largest city in Estonia.
    • Even though teacher training has been completely overhauled at Tartu University to place more emphasis on how to teach students critical thinking and communication and less on content knowledge, officials there say it’s taking a while to trickle down into the classroom.2016 June 23, Sarah Butrymowicz, “Estonia Is Becoming the New Finland”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2016
    Synonyms:
    Dorpat

Synonyms of Tartu

Origin of Tartu

Borrowed from Estonian Tartu, from earlier Tarbatu, ultimately from tarvas (“aurochs”), qv.

Phrases with Tartu

Questions about Tartu

What does Tartu mean?
Tartu means the second-largest city in Estonia.
What part of speech is Tartu?
Tartu is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tartu?
Tartu is pronounced /ˈtɑɹtu/.

Words near Tartu in the dictionary

  1. tartrovinic acid
  2. tarts
  3. tarts up
  4. Tartt
  5. Tartts
  6. Tartu
  7. Tartu County
  8. tartufe
  9. tartufery
  10. tartufes
  11. tartuffe

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